Imagine finding this?

whingey · 26-06-2009, 02:42 PM

Imagine finding this?

1950 Chevrolet Club Coupe

437 original, actual miles

Purchased new by Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Trueblood of Modesto . Shortly after purchasing this car, Mr. Trueblood took a day off to go fishing. While waiting for the "big one" to bite he witnessed a woman fall out of her boat. Mr. Trueblood jumped in to help only to fall victim of a fatal heart attack. Mrs. Trueblood returned the car home and placed it in the garage for the next 12 years. The odometer reading at that time (1962) was 413 miles.

Mrs. Trueblood lived next door to a used car lot owned by Mr. William E. Wilson (now 81 years old). Mr. Wilson spoke with her frequently and often told her he would like to buy the car for himself to keep. In 1962 the time had come. Mrs. Trueblood told Mr. Wilson she needed a car for her bookkeeper who didn't really care for the ol' Chevy and would prefer a Rambler. No problem. Mr. Wilson went down to the local Rambler dealer and bought a brand new one for $1,650.00 ($100..00 over cost) and made the swap.

He then took the car home and parked it with 433 actual miles. And there it sat for the next 45 years, occasionally being started and moved in and out of the garage. In 2007 Mr. Wilson decided to sell the car and started spreading the word around Modesto that the ol' Chevy with 433 miles on it was for sale. Many had heard about the car, but hardly anyone had ever laid eyes on it. In fact, according to Mr. Wilson he believes he only showed the car to about 5 people in 45 years. Word spread quickly about the car and soon a buyer arrived ready and willing to pay the $60,000 asking price. When Mr. Wilson told me the story of this car he complained heavily of the "capital gains" tax he was required to pay and wished he had never sold it. As of this writing, Mr. Wilson is still alive and well in Modesto and can verify the miles and originality of this car. Simply put, this is a true 100% factory original survivor (that includes the air in the tires). This ol' Chevy now has 437 original miles and is most likely the world's lowest mileage 1950 Chevy.

gcg2503 · 26-06-2009, 02:46 PM

epic find

glorious!

seXCmont · 26-06-2009, 02:56 PM

thats just amazing

gossy · 26-06-2009, 02:59 PM

That's beautiful, simply outstanding.

Geez Louise · 26-06-2009, 03:02 PM

Wow. Great find alright! So who owns the car now? Does it still only have those miles on it?

XR6_190 · 26-06-2009, 03:13 PM

WOW, not much more can be said than that. WOW!

Crazed · 26-06-2009, 03:19 PM

Stunning, what a beautiful car, still a tragic story behind it though.

The Yeti · 26-06-2009, 04:18 PM

now all that needs to b done is slot in a crate small block and turbo 350 transmission, a jag front end some boyds and it will be a cool car LOL

uranium_death · 26-06-2009, 04:22 PM

I am not one for the era, but wow, that is an absolutely amazing find, and the car's condition is unbelievable!

Awesome.

seXCmont · 26-06-2009, 04:53 PM

if you got it u would just want to store it to keep it like that, just start it everynow and then. would beawesome years to come the price would prob even double.

GT69 · 26-06-2009, 05:06 PM

These are the sort of things that dealerships/manufactures should be looking at buy, granted GM is up a very big creek. But imagine that sitting in a showroom? Not for sale, just on show.......